Southbury woman injured in accident

Published 12:00 am, Friday, March 24, 2006

WASHINGTON, Conn.___ An 85-year-old Southbury woman was taken to St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury after her car struck a house on Titus Road Thursday afternoon.

Ruth McCarthy
, of Heritage Village, sustained a broken wrist and shoulder in the 4:54 p.m. accident, state police said.

McCarthy had pulled into the Titus Park Garage for assistance with her exterior mirror. When she left the garage, the vehicle accelerated abruptly, crossed 300 feet of lawn and hit a house at 14 Titus Road.

Police said McCarthy had to be extricated from the vehicle. She was taken to the hospital by LifeStar helicopter.